Incentives to offshore siting of generating stations

Public Service Electric and Gas Company believes that the concept of building offshore nuclear power plants in the Atlantic Ocean offers major advantages: an abundance of water, zero resident population, and a minimal impact on The environment. The barge-mounted, breakwater-protected design has significant qualities. The plant will be built in a shipyard facility with "shop-type" skilled labor concurrently with the construction of the ocean-sited breakwater and supporting facilities. Construction schedules will be shortened, costs can be reduced, and quality of plant will improve. Also, standard designs can be developed and licensing problems may be eased. This farsighted concept for power plant siting introduces a real solution to many of the problems confronting land-sited plants.